> Any good examples of these terms. I would like to read through them. I see very few of these pop-ups because I rarely use a graphical browser, and if I do, Ja

> Any good examples of these terms. I would like to read through them. I see very few of these pop-ups because I rarely use a graphical browser, and if I do, Javascript is disabled unless necessary. General terms: https://www.st.com/content/st_com/en/common/privacy-portal/cookie-information.html https://www.st.com/content/st_com/en/common/privacy-portal/c... Breakdown of cookie use: https://www.st.com/content/st_com/en/common/privacy-portal/privacy-notices.html https://www.st.com/content/st_com/en/common/privacy-portal/p... Technical opt-out measures: https://www.st.com/content/st_com/en/common/privacy-portal/privacy-choices.html https://www.st.com/content/st_com/en/common/privacy-portal/p... > It does seem like the GDPR is being exploited to manipulate how users consent in a way that benefits the website's online ad scheme more than the user's experience. Agreed. > If I were drafting a GDPR, I would standardise the consent mechanism and not allow for much creativity. Ideally IMO the consent process, e.g., each pop-up, should be so predictable that consent/denial of consent could be automated. Asking users to read terms, and engage in some sort of interactive consent is not practicable. Users will just click "OK" or whatever they need to in order to make the pop-up go away. Website developers know this and it should be no surpise if they are taking advantage of that to sneek in all manner of one-sided terms. I would agree, except ... these pop-ups are visible and it is easy to verify that certain information is being presented. The failure review such information falls to the end user, even though there are legitimate reasons why they would click to make the pop-up go away (e.g. the time required to review the information). Unfortunately, it is difficult for most people to verify which cookies are being used by a particular site and it is impossible for them to verify how they are being used.